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The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961. The group scored another Top 20 hit in 1962 with a version of Lead Belly's "Cotton Fields".
The Highwaymen made the names as individual artists before creating one of country's most notable supergroups. Country music pioneers Kris Kristofferson , Willie Nelson , Johnny Cash and Waylon ...
In 1990, the original members of the 1950s-'60s folk group of the same name sued The Highwaymen over their use of the name, which was inspired by a Jimmy Webb ballad the country stars had recorded. The suit was dropped when all parties agreed that the folk group owned the name but that the earlier group would grant a nonexclusive ...
Gilbert Lee "Gil" Robbins (April 3, 1931 – April 5, 2011) was an American folk singer, folk musician and actor. Robbins was a former member of the folk band, The Highwaymen. [1] The New York Times described Robbins as a "fixture on the folk-music scene." [2] He was the father of actor and director Tim Robbins. [3] [4]
The Highwaymen (country supergroup), a 1985–1995 country music supergroup The Highwaymen (folk band) , a 1960s collegiate folk band The Highwaymen (landscape artists) , a group of 20th-century African-American landscape painters from Florida
The first released recording was a single by The Highwaymen, released in September 1963. [1] The song was also released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's My Way! , released in April 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not an immediate popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the contemporary folk music community.
Campbell then played the song again, this time to all four of them, and the quartet had the name for their new supergroup, the Highwaymen, the name of their first album, Highwayman, and the name of their first single. The four thought it was a perfect name for them because they were always on the road and all four had the image of being outlaws ...
Hootenanny with the Highwaymen is a 1963 album by folk band the Highwaymen. "Surfin' Hootenanny" is a surf pop/rock song written by Lee Hazlewood (tune) and Al Casey, and performed by Al Casey with the K-C-Ettes (aka the Blossoms). It opens Casey's 1963 album Surfin' Hootenanny (issued by Sundazed Music Inc.).